The Wok by Kenji Lopez-Alt fits that description perfectly. It is a massive book, filled with a lot of technique and explanations, and additional recipes.

A similar book is Salt Acid Fat Heat by Samin Nosrat. She also has a short Netflix docu where she dives into depth about each part. It has accompanying recipes, but the main focus is on the know how and techniques.

Love Couch! Will see them next month.

Not entirely the same, but ai also really like Lake Street Dive and Lawrence as strong female voices. Dont know if soulsy enough.